Hubble and Chandra composite of ESO 137-001

Eso_eso1437e_1024

eso_eso1437e November 10th, 2014

Credit: NASA, ESA, CXC

This image combines NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations with data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. As well as the electric blue ram pressure stripping streaks seen emanating from ESO 137-001, a giant gas stream can be seen extending towards the bottom of the frame, only visible in the X-ray part of the spectrum.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1437e/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
ESO 137-001
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Interacting
Eso_eso1437e_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 16h 13m 21.1s
DEC = -60° 45’ 21.0”
Orientation
North is 80.5° CW
Field of View
3.3 x 3.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Triangulum Australe

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Chandra (None) X-ray -
Orange Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) -
Cyan Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) -
Eso_eso1437e_1280
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ID
eso1437e
Subject Category
C.5.1.7  
Subject Name
ESO 137-001
Credits
NASA, ESA, CXC
Release Date
2014-11-10T01:01:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1437e/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
None, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Blue, Orange, Cyan
Band
X-ray, Infrared, Optical
Bandpass
-, I, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
243.337902517, -60.7558320953
Reference Dimension
4910.0, 4887.0
Reference Pixel
2455.0, 2443.0
Scale
-1.11190060813e-05, 1.11190060813e-05
Rotation
-80.540000000000049
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso1437e
Metadata Date
2014-02-10T10:10:37+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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